1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont

1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont's at-large district

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Nominee Jim Jeffords Anthony Pollina Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,025 60,360 Percentage 65.41% 26.67%

County results Jeffords:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Jeffords Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jim Jeffords Republican

The 1984 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1984, to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the concurrent presidential election.

Incumbent representative Jim Jeffords won re-election to a 6th term with 65.41% of the vote. Democratic candidate Anthony Pollina won just 26.67% of the vote. This was Jeffords's closest election since 1974.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Pollina	6,502	43.88
	Democratic	John F. Tatro	4,043	27.29
	Democratic	Paul Forlenza	3,603	24.32
	Democratic	Write-in	669	4.52
Total votes			14,817	100.00

Republican primary

Republican primary results ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	35,205	72.10
	Republican	Mike Jacobs	13,455	27.56
	Republican	Write-in	166	0.34
Total votes			48,826	100.00

Liberty Union primary

Liberty Union primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberty Union	Peter Diamondstone	226	92.62
	Liberty Union	Write-in	18	7.38
Total votes			244	100.00

General election

Vermont's at-large congressional district election, 1984 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Jeffords	148,025	65.41
	Democratic	Anthony Pollina	60,360	26.67
	Libertarian	Jim Hedbor	9,359	4.14
	Liberty Union	Annette Larson	4,858	2.15
	Independent	Morris Earle	3,313	1.46
	Write-ins	N/A	382	0.17
Total votes			226,297	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "1984 U.S. House Democratic Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
2. "VT At-Large - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
3. "1984 U.S. House Republican Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
4. "VT At-Large - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
5. "1984 U.S. House Liberty Union Primary". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
6. "1984 U.S. House General Election". Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
7. "VT At-Large". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2024.